Chapter 14: Family Event
Moana

“I’ll pay.”

Ella and I were both shocked when we turned around to see Edrick standing there, credit card in hand, his face covered by sunglasses and a surgical mask.

“Daddy!” Ella exclaimed.

Edrick handed the ice cream salesman his credit card and ruffled Ella’s hair. “Eat your ice cream before it melts,” he said, guiding us away from the stand and the people behind us who were getting quickly annoyed at us for holding up the line to get ice cream.

“I thought you had to work,” Ella said.

“I decided to come home early so I could spend your birthday with you after all,” Edrick replied. “But you weren’t home. Selina told me that you went on an outing…” I couldn’t see his eyes through his sunglasses, but the way his head slowly turned toward me told me everything I needed to know.

she finished her ice cream, then he stood next to me and lowered his voice while she happily swung her legs and got ice cream all

her out if you had no money?” he asked, his voice sounding

I replied. “I haven’t had to take out money in a while. And besides, the driver is close; it would’ve only taken a minute

been listening the entire time, suddenly jumped up from her bench. “This is the best birthday ever!” she

that her father would make her go home, and Edrick’s next words

not safe

a pout. “But it’s my birthday,” she whined. “You never want to go anywhere, and I’m

little girl, Edrick,” I said quietly. “Let her enjoy

a few moments before letting out a deep sigh and crouching to wipe the

pictures of Ella and Edrick together. It was so sweet watching them play games together, and seeing Ella sitting on Edrick’s shoulders while we walked that I couldn’t help myself.

much energy, and insisted on one more ride before we went home. I suggested the

ferris wheel. Edrick sat across from me with Ella on his lap. As we started to go up, now that we were safe from prying eyes, Edrick took off his

Alpha billionaire needed a fun outing just as

up above the theme park under the setting sun, an involuntary gasp came out of my mouth. The way that the last rays of sunlight refracted across the treetops as they swayed in the hot summer breeze, and the way that the string lights lit up the park below us, made the city

from me to see Ella giggling and peering out over the crowd. And behind her, her father wasn’t looking

looking at

at me on accident. Soon,

put his mask back on then got out with Ella in one of his arms. Then, he turned around and held out his other hand for me to help me out. My blush deepened as I felt his cool palm, but we both quickly pulled away when

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